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VEGETATION MAPPING IN AFRICA

A. W. Küchler University of Kansas
Pages 74-83 | Published online: 15 Mar 2010

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  • 26 Henri Gaussen, “Carte de la végétation de la France, feuille Perpignan,” 1:200,000 (Toulouse: Service de la carte de la végétation de la France, 1948).
  • 27 P. Guinet, “Carte de la végétation de l'Algérie, feuille Béni-Abbes,” 1:200,000; S. Santa et al., “Carte de la végétation de l'Algérie, feuille Bosquet-Mosta-ganem,” 1:200,000; A. Theron and J. Vindt, “Carte de la végétation du Maroc, feuille Rabat-Casablanca,” 1:200,000 (Toulouse: Service de la carte de la végétation de la France, 1958).
  • 28 Henri Gaussen, Guy Roberty, and Jean Trochain, “Carte de la végétation de l'Afrique Occidentale Française, feuille Thiès,” 1:200,000 (Toulouse: Service de la carte de la végétation de la France, 1950).
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  • 30 R. W. J. Keay et al., “Vegetation Map of Africa south of the Tropic of Cancer,” 1:10,000,000 (London: Oxford University Press, 1959).

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